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R Place keeping a tradition alive

SPALDING — A coming-together of two businesses has created an area favorite in Spalding. Troy Veraghen is a lifelong area resident and his family has a long history with food service. For more than a half-century his grandparents and then his parents owned and operated the Big R Cafe, a ...

KHS Academic Booster Club to host annual Udderly Amazing Cow Bingo

KINGSFORD — Tickets are on sale for the annual Udderly Amazing Cow Bingo fundraiser sponsored by the Kingsford High School Academic Booster Club. This year’s event will take place Saturday, May 18, at the Kingsford High School Athletic complex. The cow will have from noon to 2 p.m. to pick ...

Hospitals bracing for impact of Aspirus Ontonagon shift

L’ANSE — With the closure of Ontonagon’s hospital and emergency department, nearby hospitals are preparing for additional patient care. Effective Saturday, Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital reduced operations to a rural health clinic operating five days a week. Aspirus had announced the ...

Advisory on fire weather danger

The National Weather Service warned Sunday of elevated fire weather conditions in the central and western portions of the Upper Peninsula through this evening. The advisory was issued for Dickinson, Iron, Menominee, Delta, Marquette, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, Alger, Luce, Gogebic ...

Climate change makes ticks a year-round pest in Michigan

Michigan’s landscape is diverse, ranging from vast forests to urban areas, providing habitats for various wildlife, including ticks. These tiny arachnids have long been a public health concern due to their ability to transmit diseases like Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and ...